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Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (LFBE) lies a few kilometres south-southeast of the historic town of Bergerac in the Dordogne department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It is a regional international airport handling scheduled and charter services, principally to and from the United Kingdom, and offers a straightforward ILS approach alongside an unusual pairing of a long hard runway and a shorter parallel grass strip, making it an interesting stop for the VFR or IFR simulator pilot.
Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport serves the town of Bergerac and the wider Dordogne region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It is operated by EGC AERO, a joint entity owned 55 percent by the Dordogne Chamber of Commerce and Industry and 45 percent by Egis, and handles scheduled and charter flights, with British Airways and Ryanair among the operators connecting Bergerac to UK destinations. For a simulator pilot the field is notable for offering both a substantial hard runway with an ILS and a parallel grass strip, giving a choice of approach and handling characteristics in the one location.
The airport sits close to the town of Bergerac, in the Dordogne department of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France, a short distance south-southeast of the town centre.
Bergerac has two parallel physical runways. The main hard-surfaced runway, 09/27, is 6540 feet long on runway 09 and 6417 feet on runway 27; it is lit and equipped with an ILS on runway 27. Alongside it runs a grass runway, 09R/27L, measuring 2517 feet in each direction and also lit.
Air traffic services are provided by Bergerac Tower on 119.8 MHz, with Aquitaine Approach available on 119.275 MHz. Runway 27 is served by an ILS for instrument approaches.
Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport is an international airport serving Bergerac, a commune of the Dordogne department, formerly the Périgord province, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France, and is located a short distance south-southeast of the town.
The airport is managed by EGC AERO, a joint venture between the Dordogne Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Egis, and has achieved Level 3 certification in the Airport Carbon Accreditation programme run by Airport Council International. Scheduled operations include British Airways services to London City, London Stansted and Southampton, and Ryanair flights, reflecting strong seasonal demand from the United Kingdom. The airport has recently introduced its first electric refuelling truck as part of efforts to reduce its environmental impact.